The Irish standard., 1887-04-16

Chicago, he said:
II read of the result OF the election in
Chicago the other day and was glad to
see that the workingmen of that city
were good enough to throw the lie
back into the faces of those who posed
as their friends and representatives No
sooner did the anarchist ticket 60 be-
fore the people than it's supporters
said: 'We will carry the ticket under
the flag on whose face not one star glis-
tens, not one star is to be found, and
the teachings of such men as Powderly
and Gritiths will have no weight with
u.s. But they found On election day
that anarchy was showed under as it
never was showed under before, and
say amen to that every time"
If one were to judge by the actions
and utterances of the red flag pot-house
politicians it would transpire that their
only object is to shatter the foundations
of the cornerstones of liberty so wisely
placed in position by the signers Of the
Declaration of independence, and sane
tilted with the blood Of American pa
triots. Mr.. Powderly warns such men
that the ranks Of the knights of Labor
are not open to persons holding such
erroneous views. II did not Know
he says, ''but what in the decoration of
this hall you might forget to place the
American flag on the walls. That it
might not be forgotten, 1 brought this
with me this morning (here Mr.. Pow
derry exhibited the flag amid tremen-
dous applause), and brought it here SO
that it it were charged we were not
Al orleans we would show we were. I
don't care whereI was born, don't care
where the rest of you were born. we
swear by that flag and no other. Let
them tomorrow morning, after these
outbursts Of applause, charge US Wi h
being anything else but free-born
American citizens, and these manifest
atoms which you have now given ex-
preston to will be the REPUTATION Of chat
lie which will ring down the century in
condemnation Of the red flag. Now, my
brethren, we are here, and we will
stand or fall by the sentiments / have
given utterance to. We are here as
Americans to watch American legisla-
ton in the interests of the American
people and in our American way and
also to say that these men who assem-
bled in the city of Philadelphia a hun
dred years ago andgave out the Declar-
alton of Independence to the world,
were right when they declared tina all
men were created free and equal and
endowed with certain inalienable rights,
and that we believe they told the truth
and that it still continues to be the
truth instead of a. living lie, as some of
these men would have people believe"
The free and enlightened people OF the
United States have no use for anar-
chists In this country every person is
born equal, and although some, from a
monetary point of view, may have
great advantages than others, yet it is
within the power of all to better their
condition. The law willrecognize every
mans rights; but it should be thor
oughly understood that, while foreign
els who are willing to conform to our
social conditions will be heartily well
come, others who desire to paralyze the
machinery of government are not
wanted. The allegiance of every Amer
lean, native or adopted, is due, first and
last, to the government of the people
by the people for the people. Talk and
rant may be INDUCED almost without
limit, but when any society or organiza
ton adopts a banner distinct from the
banner of the Union or demands all al
legiance which Is superior to the ale
glance every American citizen owes to
the American Republic, that party and
that organization is shut out from the
support and countenance Of American
citizens. The form of our Government
makes it possible to right all wrongs by
appeals to public opinion. If great or
organic changes are contemplated they
can be openly discussed and calmly con-
sidered, but no conspirators nor revolu-
tionists can carry their cause by storm
OF by violence. The Stars and Stripes
is the free hearts only hope. 1t is the
symbol of law, as it is the symbol of
liberty. Under its folds all good things
are possible; in its name peace will be
maintained, anarchy will be suppressed
and crimes will be punished with a
force that is absolutely irresistible, We
have no despots here, and it is
about time that loud-mouthed anar-
chists and red-hag gutter snipes should
receive a check, and be taught that their
utterances are becoming lntolerable.
Mr.. Powderly'a outspoken and patriotic
sentiments will find an echo in the heart
of every honest workingman in the land.